Yeah, that explains everything. (SH0 spoilers)

Yeah, that explains everything. (SH0 spoilers)

Of course I picked up my copy of Silent Hill Origins yesterday (1up has the wrong release date so I can't add it to my collection/now playing yet).
I beat it in 4:47, and that's exploring every inch of the game, at least according to my accolades.
Overall I enjoyed the game. It definitely felt more like the original game, always my favorite. I really wanted to know more about Alessa and the cult, I'm sad that the game doesn't focus on that more but instead on Travis Grady's dealing with his fucked up childhood (which, if they were going to do that they should at least tied it into what happened to the town...somehow!&#@#@ Come on!). Although the scene where he faces down his father in the form of a grotesque monster was the one moment in the game that really made me cringe.
Two big positives:
1. The soundtrack is AWESOME, as expected. Actually, it was even better than I expected. So when can I get a copy on cd? (EDIT: Some kindly soul posted it for download here)
2. (Most of) the monster designs were great. The puppets, creepy as fuck. Even the butcher, which was definitely a Pyramid Head rip off, still managed to be very intimidating in tight quarters. I think you even find a note written about him somewhere in the game that mentions he's just like "the executioner". Nice.
One tiny negative:
The final boss was goofy looking. Was that supposed to be the same demon god we fought in the first game? Yeesh.
Another positive:
After you defeat the final boss and it shows the "baby" soul spawned inside Alessa. I think I said, "SQUEEE!!! It's Cheryl!!" And hearing Harry's voice at the end was nice too.
One VERY BIG NEGATIVE:
What the fuck did they do to Lisa?! I was so happy the first time she showed up in the game. Then I ran into her in the theater and she was acting like a retard, "I want to be AN ACTRESS." Rubbing her stuff all on Travis, and the giggling, UGH. And worst of all, finding her (giggling some more) and Dr. Kaufmann in the sleazy Rose Suite at the sleazy motel. I mean, from the first game we all knew she was an addict, and who was supplying her with the drugs. But that, and the fact that she's bitchy to Travis after he discovers her there...
They did not honor her character. And that I'm pretty pissed off about.
One interesting thing though, something I found in the hotel made me consider that maybe Lisa eventually died of an overdose. I can't believe I never thought of that before. Most fans believed that previous to the events of the original game, Lisa had been murdered, most likely by Dr. Kaufmann. It was also believed that she was the one that had taken Cheryl to safety (why she was murdered). Now we know that isn't true. In Origins we see Alessa's soul carrying the baby outside of town (I think the game developers borrowed this from the movie).
There are still a lot of questions that need to be answered here.

Man...can't believe this is the first Silent Hill game in over three years.
I'm ready for 5.